The Master of Business Administration is a general management course that is not limited to a specific area, leading to the academic degree MBA (Master of Business Administration). The course should enable the graduate to work as a manager in a company, regardless of the industry. During the course of study, the basic management functions such as accounting, finance, marketing, business management, information management, law and human resources management are taught and at the same time personal development in terms of leadership behavior, decision-making, teamwork, entrepreneurial potential, negotiation skills, communication and presentation techniques is promoted.
The MBA is considered the first internationally accepted international degree. However, the title “Master of Business Administration” may only be used in Germany if it has been properly awarded by a state-recognized university. The number of courses offered worldwide is very large. Accreditation is there to ensure the quality, transparency and comparability of MBA programs .
You can find an overview of the leading MBA programs in the SZ education market on our start page on the MBA education topic .
MBA in Germany
The prerequisite for an MBA degree in Germany is the successful completion of another academic degree and often several years of professional experience. The German MBA degree concludes with a master’s degree and entitles you to a doctorate. In Germany, the MBA is designed as a further education that provides additional qualifications and therefore does not have to be directly related to a bachelor’s degree, as is the case with a consecutive master’s degree. In addition to the general MBA, there are various programs with special subjects and international orientations . A minimum number of points in the GMAT is defined as a requirement for many study programs.
MBA rankings are a frequently used orientation for the selection and evaluation . However, these do not do justice to the large number of courses that offer specific and technically in-depth content and also meet the needs of the students more. The increasingly popular offers for distance learning are not rated separately in most rankings.
MBA international
Most MBA programs in the US are offered by business schools, which are university faculties. They are designed to last two years, as they are designed as a full course of study. The MBA degree in the USA follows on from an economic or other technical college education and includes at least one internship.
In most European countries, mainly private institutions founded on the initiative of business enterprises offer MBA training with a high level of practical relevance and good relationships with potential employers. Here, too, the admission requirement is a university degree or a comparable degree from a technical college or vocational academy and at least two years of professional experience. For many years, Great Britain was the leading provider of MBA programs, also in quantitative terms. Today, the renowned business schools include INSEAD in Fontainebleau, IE in Navarra and IMD in Lausanne.
In Switzerland, the private business school IMD, the International Institute for Management Development, plays a leading role in the MBA programs and offers courses in various areas of management for executives at every career level. The MBA can be completed there in eleven months. The IMD works with over 1000 companies from all over the world. The MBA is not as important in Switzerland as the executive MBA. For employers, the degree is not mandatory for any function and is also not relevant for the salary.
MBA studies in Austria are similar to a basic course in terms of the process, but are much more demanding in terms of content, since strict selection criteria are applied and a high level of education determines the course. A full-time course lasts between one and two years. Most graduates in Austria choose a part-time MBA program that lasts up to three years. Almost every university in Austria now offers an MBA course, and here too there are more and more specializations.
The Executive MBA (EMBA)
The executive MBA ( EMBA ) is aimed at managers, other members of management, department heads and management groups . This special course was developed in addition to the MBA and is geared towards the special needs of the target group. In addition to their work, they use the further training to develop additional career opportunities, mostly for a management position in global companies, with the specialist knowledge and specializations they have acquired.
Historical Consideration
In 1902, the first “Master of Commercial Science” was awarded at American Dartmouth College in New Hampshire. This degree was much more practice-oriented than the very theoretical and scientifically based training at the universities of the time. Within ten years, numerous business schools in the USA – and later also in England – expanded their master’s programs. Global economic competitiveness should be secured with trained executives.
In the 1950s, the orientation of the MBA course changed. In addition to mandatory compulsory courses such as management, financing, marketing and accounting, the focus was on teaching leadership qualities, team building, motivation and the correct use of available resources. This increased the importance of MBA programs.
The MBA programs were heavily criticized in the early 1970s. Business schools have responded by expanding their programs and teaching methods, reaching out to new audiences with students from other disciplines, female students, members of minorities and international graduates.
In the 1980s, there was a heated debate about the tough approach taken by young top managers with no regard for people or the environment. As a result, the business schools are increasingly focusing on the ability to cooperate and social skills in addition to specialist training. Information about the economic, social and political framework was also integrated into the training program, as were team leadership, presentation and negotiation techniques.
The first purely German MBA program was established in Saarland in 1990 at the Europa-Institut. Previously, the MBA in Germany could only be obtained in cooperation with an American or English university.
Due to the rapid increase in MBA programs, the European Foundation for Management Development (EFMD) developed the “European MBA Guidelines” in 1997, in which the qualifications and competencies to be imparted in an MBA program were specified. In 2014, the EFMD revised these guidelines and supplemented them with regard to possible specializations and flexible study formats. Since then, there have been more and more industry-specific orientations, in particular disciplines such as health care, international management, logistics and management, and human resources.
Alphabetical List of Top Business Schools in the United States
- Abilene Christian University College of Business Administration
- Adelphi University School of Business
- American University Kogod School of Business
- Appalachian State University Walker College of Business
- Arizona State University W. P. Carey School of Business
- Arkansas State University College of Business
- Auburn University-Montgomery School of Business
- Babson College F.W. Olin Graduate School of Business
- Ball State University Miller College of Business
- Baylor University Hankamer School of Business
- Bellarmine University W. Fielding Rubel School of Business
- Belmont University Jack C. Massey Graduate School of Business
- Bentley University Elkin B. McCallum Graduate School of Business
- Berry College Campbell School of Business
- Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania College of Business
- Boise State University College of Business & Economics
- Boston College Carroll School of Management
- Boston University Graduate School of Management
- Bowling Green State University College of Business Administration
- Bradley University Foster College of Business Administration
- Brandeis University International Business School
- Brigham Young University Marriott School of Management
- Bryant University Graduate School of Business
- Butler University College of Business
- California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo Orfalea College of Business
- California State University-Chico College of Business Graduate Programs
- California State University-East Bay College of Business and Economics
- California State University-Fresno Craig School of Business
- California State University-Fullerton College of Business and Economics
- California State University-Long Beach College of Business Administration
- California State University-Los Angeles College of Business & Economics
- California State University-Northridge College of Business Administration and Economics
- California State University-San Bernardino College of Business and Public Administration
- California State University-Stanislaus College of Business Administration
- Canisius College Richard J. Wehle School of Business
- Carnegie Mellon University Tepper School of Business
- Case Western Reserve University Weatherhead School of Management
- Chapman University George L. Argyros School of Business and Economics
- Claremont Graduate University Peter F. Drucker Graduate School of Management
- Clarion University of Pennsylvania College of Business Administration
- Clark Atlanta University School of Business Administration
- Clark University Graduate School of Management
- Clarkson University School of Business
- Clayton State University School of Business
- Clemson University College of Business and Behavioral Science
- Cleveland State University James J. Nance College of Business Administration
- Coastal Carolina University Wall College of Business Administration
- College of Charleston School of Business
- College of William and Mary Mason School of Business
- Colorado State University College of Business
- Colorado State University-Pueblo Malik & Seeme Hasan School of Business
- Columbia University Business School
- Columbus State University D. Abbott Turner College of Business
- Cornell University Samuel Curtis Johnson Graduate School of Management
- Creighton University College of Business Administration
- CUNY Bernard M. Baruch College Zicklin School of Business
- Dartmouth College Tuck School of Business
- Delaware State University College of Business
- DePaul University Charles H. Kellstadt Graduate School of Business
- Drake University College of Business and Public Administration
- Drexel University LeBow College of Business
- Duke University Fuqua School of Business
- Duquesne University John F. Donahue Graduate School of Business
- East Carolina University College of Business
- East Tennessee State University College of Business and Technology
- Eastern Illinois University Lumpkin College of Business and Applied Sciences
- Eastern Kentucky University College of Business & Technology
- Eastern Michigan University College of Business
- Eastern Washington University College of Business and Public Administration
- Elon University Martha and Spencer Love School of Business
- Emory University Goizueta Business School
- Emporia State University School of Business
- Fairfield University Dolan School of Business
- Fairleigh Dickinson University Silberman College of Business
- Fayetteville State University School of Business and Economics
- Florida Atlantic University College of Business
- Florida Gulf Coast University Lutgert College of Business
- Florida International University College of Business Administration
- Florida State University College of Business
- Fordham University School of Business Administration
- Francis Marion University School of Business
- George Mason University School of Management
- George Washington University School of Business
- Georgetown University Robert Emmett McDonough School of Business
- Georgia College and State University J. Whitney Bunting School of Business
- Georgia Institute of Technology College of Management
- Georgia Southern University College of Business Administration
- Georgia State University J. Mack Robinson College of Business
- Gonzaga University Graduate School of Business Administration
- Grand Valley State University Seidman College of Business
- Harvard University Business School
- Hofstra University Frank G. Zarb School of Business
- Howard University School of Business
- Illinois Institute of Technology Stuart School of Business
- Illinois State University College of Business
- Indiana State University College of Business
- Indiana University of Pennsylvania Eberly College of Business and Technology
- Indiana University-Bloomington Kelley School of Business
- Indiana University-Kokomo School of Business
- Indiana University-Purdue University-Fort Wayne Richard T. Doermer School of Business & Management Sciences
- Indiana University-Southeast School of Business
- Iona College Hagan School of Business
- Iowa State University College of Business
- Ithaca College School of Business
- Jacksonville State University College of Commerce and Business
- James Madison University College of Business
- John Carroll University School of Business
- Kansas State University College of Business Administration
- Kennesaw State University Michael J. Coles College of Business
- Kent State University Graduate School of Management
- La Salle University School of Business
- Lamar University-Beaumont College of Business
- Lehigh University College of Business and Economics
- Louisiana State University-Baton Rouge E. J. Ourso College of Business
- Louisiana State University-Shreveport College of Business Administration
- Louisiana Tech University College of Administration and Business
- Loyola Marymount University College of Business Administration
- Loyola University Chicago Graduate School of Business
- Loyola University Maryland Joseph A. Sellinger School of Business Management
- Loyola University New Orleans Joseph A. Butt, S.J. College of Business
- Marist College School of Management
- Marquette University Graduate School of Management
- Marshall University Lewis College of Business
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology Sloan School of Management
- Mercer University-Atlanta Eugene W. Stetson School of Business and Economics
- Miami University Farmer School of Business
- Michigan State University Eli Broad Graduate School of Management
- Michigan Technological University School of Business & Economics
- Middle Tennessee State University College of Business
- Minnesota State University-Mankato College of Business
- Mississippi State University College of Business and Industry
- Missouri State University College of Business Administration
- Monmouth University School of Business
- Montclair State University School of Business
- Monterey Institute of International Studies Fisher Graduate School of International Business
- Morehead State University College of Business
- New Jersey Institute of Technology School of Management
- New Mexico State University College of Business Administration and Economics
- New York University Leonard N. Stern School of Business
- Niagara University College of Business Administration
- Nicholls State University College of Business Administration
- North Carolina Central University School of Business
- North Carolina State University Jenkins Graduate School of Management
- North Dakota State University College of Business Administration
- Northeastern University College of Business Administration
- Northern Arizona University The W.A. Franke College of Business
- Northern Illinois University College of Business
- Northern Kentucky University College of Business
- Northwestern University Kellogg School of Management
- Oakland University School of Business Administration
- Ohio State University Max M. Fisher College of Business
- Ohio University College of Business
- Oklahoma State University William S. Spears School of Business
- Old Dominion University College of Business and Public Administration
- Oregon State University College of Business
- Pace University Lubin School of Business
- Pacific Lutheran University School of Business
- Pennsylvania State University-Erie, The Behrend College Sam and Irene Black School of Business
- Pennsylvania State University-Great Valley School of Graduate Professional Studies
- Pennsylvania State University-Harrisburg School of Business
- Pennsylvania State University-University Park Mary Jean and Frank P. Smeal College of Business
- Pepperdine University George L. Graziadio School of Business and Management
- Pittsburg State University Gladys A. Kelce College of Business
- Portland State University School of Business Administration
- Purdue University-West Lafayette Krannert School of Management
- Quinnipiac University School of Business
- Radford University College of Business and Economics
- Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Lally School of Management and Technology
- Rice University Jesse H. Jones Graduate School of Management
- Rider University College of Business Administration
- Rochester Institute of Technology E. Philip Saunders College of Business
- Rockhurst University Helzberg School of Management
- Rollins College Roy E. Crummer Graduate School of Business
- Rowan University Rohrer College of Business
- Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey-Camden School of Business
- Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey-New Brunswick and Newark Business School
- Sacred Heart University John F. Welch College of Business
- Saginaw Valley State University College of Business and Management
- Salisbury University Perdue School of Business
- Sam Houston State University College of Business Administration
- Samford University School of Business
- San Diego State University College of Business Administration
- San Francisco State University College of Business Graduate Programs
- San Jose State University Lucas Graduate School of Business
- Santa Clara University Leavey School of Business
- Seattle Pacific University School of Business and Economics
- Seattle University Albers School of Business & Economics
- Seton Hall University Stillman School of Business
- Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania John L. Grove College of Business
- Sonoma State University School of Business and Economics
- Southeast Missouri State University Donald L. Harrison College of Business
- Southeastern Louisiana University College of Business
- Southern Illinois University-Carbondale College of Business & Administration
- Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville School of Business
- Southern Methodist University Cox School of Business
- Southern Utah University School of Business
- St. Cloud State University G.R. Herberger College of Business
- St. John Fisher College Ronald L. Bittner School of Business
- St. John’s University Peter J. Tobin College of Business
- St. Joseph’s University Erivan K. Haub School of Business
- St. Louis University John Cook School of Business
- St. Mary’s University Bill Greehey School of Business
- Stanford University Graduate School of Business
- Stephen F. Austin State University College of Business
- Stetson University School of Business Administration
- Suffolk University Sawyer Business School
- SUNY-Oswego School of Business
- Syracuse University Martin J. Whitman School of Management
- Temple University Richard J. Fox School of Business and Management
- Tennessee State University College of Business
- Tennessee Technological University College of Business Administration
- Texas A&M University-College Station Mays Business School
- Texas A&M University-Commerce College of Business and Technology
- Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi College of Business
- Texas Christian University The Neeley School of Business
- Texas Southern University Jesse H. Jones School of Business
- Texas State University-San Marcos Emmett and Miriam McCoy College of Business Administration
- Texas Tech University Jerry S. Rawls College of Business Administration
- The Citadel School of Business Administration
- Thunderbird School of Global Management Garvin School of International Management
- Truman State University Division of Business and Accountancy
- Tulane University A. B. Freeman School of Business
- Union Graduate College School of Management
- University at Albany-SUNY School of Business
- University at Buffalo-SUNY School of Management
- University of Akron College of Business Administration
- University of Alabama Manderson Graduate School of Business
- University of Alabama-Birmingham School of Business
- University of Alabama-Huntsville College of Business Administration
- University of Alaska-Anchorage College of Business and Public Policy
- University of Alaska-Fairbanks School of Management
- University of Arizona Eller College of Management
- University of Arkansas-Fayetteville Sam M. Walton College of Business
- University of Baltimore Merrick School of Business
- University of California-Berkeley Haas School of Business
- University of California-Davis Graduate School of Management
- University of California-Irvine Paul Merage School of Business
- University of California-Los Angeles Anderson School of Management
- University of California-Riverside A. Gary Anderson Graduate School of Management
- University of Central Florida College of Business Administration
- University of Central Missouri Harmon College of Business Administration
- University of Chicago Booth School of Business
- University of Cincinnati College of Business
- University of Colorado-Boulder Leeds School of Business
- University of Colorado-Colorado Springs Graduate School of Business and Administration
- University of Colorado-Denver Graduate School of Business Administration
- University of Connecticut School of Business
- University of Dayton School of Business Administration
- University of Delaware Alfred Lerner College of Business and Economics
- University of Denver Daniels College of Business
- University of Detroit Mercy College of Business Administration
- University of Florida Hough Graduate School of Business
- University of Georgia Terry College of Business
- University of Hartford Barney School of Business
- University of Hawaii-Manoa Shidler College of Business
- University of Houston-Clear Lake School of Business
- University of Houston-Main Campus C.T. Bauer College of Business
- University of Houston-Victoria School of Business Administration
- University of Illinois-Chicago Liautaud Graduate School of Business
- University of Illinois-Springfield College of Business & Management
- University of Illinois-Urbana-Champaign College of Business
- University of Iowa Henry B. Tippie School of Management
- University of Kansas School of Business
- University of Kentucky Gatton College of Business and Economics
- University of Louisiana-Lafayette B.I. Moody III College of Business Administration
- University of Louisville College of Business
- University of Maine Maine Business School
- University of Maryland-College Park Robert H. Smith School of Business
- University of Massachusetts-Amherst Isenberg School of Management
- University of Massachusetts-Boston College of Management
- University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth Charlton College of Business
- University of Massachusetts-Lowell College of Management
- University of Memphis Fogelman College of Business and Economics
- University of Miami School of Business Administration
- University of Michigan-Ann Arbor Stephen M. Ross School of Business
- University of Michigan-Dearborn School of Management
- University of Michigan-Flint School of Management
- University of Minnesota-Duluth Labovitz School of Business and Economics
- University of Minnesota-Twin Cities Curtis L. Carlson School of Management
- University of Mississippi School of Business Administration
- University of Missouri College of Business
- University of Missouri-Kansas City H.W. Bloch School of Business & Public Administration
- University of Missouri-St. Louis College of Business Administration
- University of Montana School of Business Administration
- University of Nebraska-Lincoln College of Business Administration
- University of Nebraska-Omaha College of Business Administration
- University of Nevada-Las Vegas College of Business
- University of Nevada-Reno College of Business Administration
- University of New Hampshire Whittemore School of Business and Economics
- University of New Mexico Anderson School of Management
- University of New Orleans College of Business Administration
- University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill Kenan-Flagler Business School
- University of North Carolina-Charlotte Belk College of Business
- University of North Carolina-Greensboro Bryan School of Business and Economics
- University of North Carolina-Wilmington Cameron School of Business
- University of North Dakota College of Business and Public Administration
- University of North Florida Coggin College of Business
- University of North Texas College of Business Administration
- University of Northern Iowa College of Business Administration
- University of Notre Dame Mendoza College of Business
- University of Oklahoma Michael F. Price College of Business
- University of Oregon Lundquist College of Business
- University of Pennsylvania Wharton School
- University of Pittsburgh Joseph M. Katz Graduate School of Business
- University of Portland Dr. Robert B. Pamplin, Jr. School of Business Administration
- University of Rhode Island College of Business Administration
- University of Richmond E. Claiborne Robins School of Business
- University of Rochester William E. Simon Graduate School of Business Administration
- University of San Diego School of Business Administration
- University of San Francisco Masagung Graduate School of Management
- University of Scranton Kania School of Management
- University of South Carolina Darla Moore School of Business
- University of South Dakota School of Business
- University of South Florida College of Business Administration
- University of South Florida-St. Petersburg College of Business
- University of Southern California Marshall School of Business
- University of Southern Indiana College of Business
- University of Southern Mississippi College of Business
- University of Tampa John H. Sykes College of Business
- University of Tennessee-Knoxville Graduate School of Business
- University of Tennessee-Martin College of Business and Public Affairs
- University of Texas of the Permian Basin School of Business
- University of Texas-Arlington College of Business Administration
- University of Texas-Austin McCombs School of Business
- University of Texas-Dallas School of Management
- University of Texas-El Paso College of Business Administration
- University of Texas-Pan American College of Business Administration
- University of Texas-San Antonio College of Business
- University of Texas-Tyler College of Business and Technology
- University of the Pacific Eberhardt School of Business
- University of Toledo College of Business Administration
- University of Tulsa Collins College of Business
- University of Utah David Eccles School of Business
- University of Vermont School of Business Administration
- University of Virginia Darden Graduate School of Business Administration
- University of Washington Michael G. Foster School of Business
- University of West Florida College of Business
- University of West Georgia Richards College of Business
- University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire College of Business
- University of Wisconsin-La Crosse College of Business Administration
- University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Business
- University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Sheldon B. Lubar School of Business
- University of Wisconsin-Parkside School of Business and Technology
- University of Wisconsin-River Falls College of Business and Economics
- Utah State University Jon M. Huntsman School of Business
- Vanderbilt University Owen Graduate School of Management
- Villanova University College of Commerce and Finance
- Virginia Commonwealth University School of Business
- Virginia Tech Pamplin College of Business
- Wake Forest University Babcock Graduate School of Management
- Washburn University School of Business
- Washington State University College of Business
- Washington University in St. Louis Olin School of Business
- Wayne State University School of Business Administration
- Weber State University John B. Goddard School of Business & Economics
- West Chester University of Pennsylvania College of Business and Public Affairs
- Western Carolina University College of Business
- Western Illinois University College of Business
- Western Kentucky University Gordon Ford College of Business
- Western Michigan University Haworth College of Business
- Western New England College School of Business
- Western Washington University College of Business and Economics
- Willamette University Atkinson Graduate School of Management
- William Paterson University Christos M. Cotsakos College of Business
- Winston-Salem State University School of Business and Economics
- Winthrop University School of Business Administration
- Worcester Polytechnic Institute Department of Management
- Wright State University Raj Soin College of Business
- Xavier University Williams College of Business
- Yale University School of Management
- Youngstown State University Williamson School of Business